Installing the Firebird Database Server Firebird 2.5.x on CentOS 7
Here are the instructions on running Firebird 2.5.x on CentOS with Epel
Category: General news
Firebird related news
Database .NET 20.7 and dbMigration .NET 4.6 released!
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Database .NET 20.7 is an innovative, powerful and intuitive multiple database management tool. You can browse/grant objects, design tables, edit rows, run queries, generate scripts, analyze/monitor SQL and import/export/migrate/sync data with a consistent interface. (Full support for Firebird 1.5~3.0+) |
- New features and improvements from 20.3 to 20.7 (2017/02/01)
- Updated to FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.dll 5.7.0.0
- Improved Firebird VIEWS and PROCEDURES Navigator
- Ability to delete multiple selected objects
- Ability to kill Firebird connections
- Added Support for importing XML format
- Added Support for exporting data to Markdown format
- Added Syntax Validation for creating a new table
- Improved Graphical User Interface
- Improved SQL script file execution
- Improved Generating Scripts
- …and more
For more information please visit http://fishcodelib.com/Database.htm
Free, All-In-One, Portable, Single executable file and Multi-language.
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dbMigration .NET 4.6 is a simple, easy and intuitive multiple database migration and data synchronization tool, With it you can easily migrate schema and data between different databases without complicated procedures. |
Supported databases: Firebird 1.5~3.0+, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQL Azure, LocalDB, MySQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, Informix, HP Vertica, NuoDB, Teradata, Sybase ASE, SQLite, SQLCe, Access, VistaDB, dBase, FoxPro, Excel, ODBC, OLEDB, Text…etc.
- New features and improvements from 4.4 to 4.6 (2017/02/01)
- Updated to FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.dll 5.7.0.0
- Added Firebird <-> VistaDB database conversion
- Improved Automatically generate foreign keys
- Improved Saving Session
- Improved Manage Indexes
- Improved Automatic Mapping Types
- …and more
For more information please visit http://fishcodelib.com/DBMigration.htm
Free, All-In-One, Portable, and Single executable file.
Firebird Docker updated to 3.0.1 and 2.5.6 (Created by Jacob Alberty)
You can use the following docker image based on Debian Jessie
PHP 5.6.30, 7.0.15 and 7.1.1 are released
NodeJS C++ client node-firebird-libfbclient v.0.0.15 updated with Firebird events fixes
Firebird C++ NodeJS module node-firebird-libfbclient updated with Firebird events fixes and VS2015 builds cleanup.
PHP 7.0.15RC1 is available for testing
PHP 7.0.15 RC1 was just released and can be downloaded from:
https://downloads.php.net/~ab/
The Windows binaries are available at
This release contains a number of bugfixes.
For the list of bugfixes that you can target in your testing, please refer
to the NEWS file:
https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.0.15RC1/NEWS
Please test it carefully, and report any bugs in the bug system.
The stable release is planned for January 19th, if no critical issues will
be discovered in the RC.
Dorin Marcoci Added Firebrid native type mapping for integers (smallint, integer, bigint) in #PDO #PHP
Dorin Marcoci Added Firebrid native type mapping for integers (smallint, integer, bigint) in PDO_Firebird driver
Testing is welcome! You need to compile his own branch
Related PDO_Firebird feature request https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72583
ANN: 75% OFF – FB TraceManager SuperSALE!
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Until the end of 2016, we are offering FB TraceManager at a 75% discount, valid for both, purchasing new licenses and also extending expired licenses. |
Simply use the following coupon during the purchase process:
FBTM-SUPERSALE
FB TraceManager is a comprehensive tracing and monitoring tool for your Firebird database.
More information is available on our website: http://www.upscene.com/fb_tracemanager/
Upscene Productions wish you a happy new year, healthiness and success in 2017.
A few more fixes are commited in Firebird PHP driver PDO_Firebird
Dorin Marcoci commited a few more fixes in PHP master branch related to Firebird PDO driver :
Cursor is not opened on singleton selects. See the related PR #2241 .
PDO test compatibility with Firebird & Oracle select syntax. See the related PR #2244
Fix for PDO_Firebird bug #65689. PDO_Firebrid / exec() does not free allocated statement.
This leaves just a few bugs open for PDO_Firebird (some are feature requests).
Firebird 3.0.1 Status in Debian and Ubuntu
Firebird 3.0.1 is packaged in Debian testing and in unstable
For Ubuntu we recommend Firebird 3.0 ppa where package is imported directly from Debian repository
Ubuntu Supported Versions : Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety) , 16.04 (Xenial) and 14.04 (Trusty)
Firebird 3.0 popcon graph for Debian is here
ps: Firebird 2.5 is removed from Debian archive (replaced by Firebird 3.0 package in Debian unstable and testing)